Medical......erm thingys?
May 8th 2011, 9:06 pm
#16
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May 9th 2011, 3:12 am
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Re: Medical......erm thingys?
Injure yourself at work, need medical help, well that is a whole new 'thread' (Workers Compensation Board!!!!) We have friends, hubby lost his job and his wife a diabetic, they had to go back to the UK as they could not afford her insulin. NHS maybe not perfect, but give me that any day compared to Canada. Our family Doc is from South Africa and he says NHS is far superior!!! (he worked in UK for 10years)
May 10th 2011, 12:12 am
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Re: Medical......erm thingys?
The difference though is that the with private insurance, the many pay for the few plus a tidy profit for the insurance provider. Moreover under e.g. the US system the insurer also determines what treatment(s) will be available and uses financial criteria, not medical ones, in their determination.
I disagree. The main complaint I hear (and there will always be complaints) is about the difficulty in finding a GP in many places. I would point out that General Practices (although recompensed by the provinces) are private organizations and are the weakest link in the existing system precisely because of this fact.
I disagree. The main complaint I hear (and there will always be complaints) is about the difficulty in finding a GP in many places. I would point out that General Practices (although recompensed by the provinces) are private organizations and are the weakest link in the existing system precisely because of this fact.
May 10th 2011, 1:27 am
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Re: Medical......erm thingys?
When the thing being exploited for the profit is peoples' ill health, then yes, absolutely.
